Coin-controlled pencil printing, sharpening, and vending machine



Feb. 19, 1929.

R. C. BUTLER COIN CONTROLLED PENCIL PRINTING,. SHARPENINC, AND VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 15, 1926 '7 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR, W W-x f5 .Qb

3A ATTORNEY Feb. 19, 1929.

R. C. BUTLER COIN CONTROLLED PENCIL PRINTING, SHARPENING, AND VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 15, 1926 '7 Sheets-Sheet 2 1Z7 C ix INVENTOR, y- 7? e. M

TTORNEY Feb. 19, 1929.

R. C. BUTLER COIN CONTROLLED PENCIL PRINTING, SHARPENING, AND VENDING MACHINE 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR) 1, ATTORNEY.

Feb. 19, 1929.

R. c. BUTLER v COIN CONTROLLED PENCIL PRINTING, SHARPENING, AND VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 15, 1926 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR, Z W M w 4 ATTORNEY Feb. 19, 1929.

I R. c. BUTLER COIN CONTROLLED PENCIL PRINTING, SHARPENING, AND VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 15, 1926 '7 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR, 67%,; 6. @Mreb 1A ATTORNEY.

Feb. 19, 1929. 1,702,811

R. c. BUTLER COIN CONTROLLED PENCIL PRINTING, SHARPENING, AND VENDING MACHINE Filed 5 1926 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 mmv'rog,

j; A TTORNEY 1,702,811 R. C. BUTLER COIN CONTROLLED PENCIL PRINTING, SHARPENING, AND VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 13, 1926 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 m 4 1 m m A TTORNE Y Feb. 19, 1929.

Patented Feb. 19, 1929.

RAYIOND O. BUTLER, 01!

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This invention relates to .new and useful improvements in coin-controlled pencil printing, sharpening and vending machlnes. 7

It is one of the principal ob ects of my 1nvention to provide a compact and eflicient coin-control ed machine for vending printed and sharpened pencils. Upon the insertion.

of a coin of the proper denomination, the machine will print upon a pencil, in plaln View of the operator, his name, or other data 1f desired, and then automatically discharge-1t. The pencil may then be inserted in a sharpener, which stands open to receive lt'after the insertion of the first coin.

My improved machine may be placed in a hotel lobby, drug store or other place where people congregate, for convenient operation by them to obtain printed and sharpened lead pencils. The necessity of going to a stationery store whenever it is desired to print a lead pencil, is thus obviated; and the inclu sion in the machine of mechanism for printing initials or other media upon the pencil, and for sharpening it, is an added convenience. p

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is a. front elevational View of my pencil printing, sharpening and vending machine. Figure 2 is a top plan view of the machine, partly in section.

Figure 3 is a partial side view of the same- Figure 4 is a perspective View taken below the type dial, of the loading and indexing mechanism. Figure 5 is a side view of the machine, partly in section, with the case removed, showing a lead pencil in a position to be printed. Figure 6 is a longitudinal, sectional View taken through the'printing mechanism of the machine. Figure 7 isa perspective View of the pencil sharpening and looking mechanism. Figure 8 is a sectional side view taken through the machine. Figure 9 is a sectional view taken through the machine on the line 99 of Figure 8. Figure 10 is a plan view of the indexing mechanism under the type dial. And Figure 11 is a side view of the printing lever and the actuating arm to which it is yieldingly connected.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a detailed description of my'invention, the numeral 1 designates a cabinet for containing the pencils to be dispensed and the means for printing, discharging and sharpening them. Projecting upwardly from the rear top portion of the cabinet 1 is a pencil magazine 2 upon whose front face there is an a'dvertisement-receiving panel 3, and below the latter, a glass 4 to reveal (See Figures 1 and 2.)

Secured to the top 5 of the cabinet 1- is a letter dial 6 for use in conjunction with a knob 7 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. In front and at the left of the dial the pencils.

6 there is formed in the cabinet top 5 an open-' ing covered by a glass 8 to reveal a pencil sharpener to be hereinafter described, while to the right of said dial in the cabinet top there is a coin slot 9, and in front of it, a

name or other data'upon the pencil by mecha-. I

nism hereinafter to be described. Projecting through a hole in the front face 12 of the cabinet is a shaft 13 carrying a crank 14 for operating a pencil sharpener to be described. Extending from the right side 15 of the cabinet is a pencil vending chute 16 behind. a printing lever 17. 1

. Coming now to a description of the internal structure of the machine, the printing mechanism will first be taken up. Referring to Figure 6, there are mounted in a chute 18 formed at the bottom of the magazine 2 by the glass 4 and a backing member 19, a series of horizontally superimposedlead pencils 20. In front of this pencil-receiving chute 18 there is provided in the cabinet 1 a coin chute 21 which inclines forwardly for a short distance below the cabinet top 5, and then rearwardly and downwardly to a coin box 22 resting upon the cabinet bottom.

I Referring to Figures 5 and 8, there projects into a slot in the coin chute 21 into the path of descent of a coin therethrough, a projection 23 on a locking arm 24 that is ivotally mounted at its upper end upon a shaft 25 supported by the cabinet frame. At its lower end the locking arm 24 is notched for engagement with the notched end of an arm 26 secured to a shaft 27. (See Figure 8.)

Formed on the rear part of the locking arm 24 is a lateral projection 28 upon which there normally rests an inclined cam part on the outer end of a member 29 secured by screws 30 or other suitable fastening means to an arm 31 on a transverse cam member 32. There are two of these arms 31, one depending from each end of the cam member 32 andeach mounted on a stub shaft 33 supported in the cabinet frame. (See Figures 4, 8 and 9.)

Mountedon a shaft 34 within the cabinet 1 are downwardly projecting arms 35, 35, one formed at each extremity of the pencil carriage 36. This shaft 34 forms a hinged connection between the carriage 36 and a printing frame 37 which is free to slide lateral y upon flat rail members 38 and 39 secured upon the top side members 40 of the cabinet 1. (See Figure 4.) The pencil carriage 36 projects upwardly through the printing frame 37, which is rectangular, and is free'to be rocked independently of the latter about the shaft 34 which hingedly connects the two together and is adapted to be moved laterally with them.

Secured to the upper front part of the pencil carriage 36 is an inclined flange 41 which, together with an angle flange 42 secured to the rear top side of said carriage, forms a channel or pocket to receive a pencil from the magazine chute 18 when in a position directly under the latter. (See Figures 5 and 8.) The flange 42'has a downwardly curved rear wing extension 43 to prevent the remaining pencils from dropping out of the chute 18 when the one that has fallen into the channel of the pencil carriage 36 has been moved forwardly by the following means for the printing operation.

After a coin has been inserted in the coin chute 21, it will engage in its descent the proj ection 23 on the locking member 24 to move it rearwardly a sufficient distance to bring its projection 28 behind the inclined or beveled cam portion of the arm 29. The arm 31 to which the locking arm 29 is secured, is now free to be pulled forwardly by the loading lever 11 through intermediary mechanism and links 44, 44 pivotally secured at their rear ends to both of the arms 31, 31. When these links 44, 44 are drawn forwardly by the loading lever 11, the arm 29 will be pulled in the same direction to cam the locking arm 24 rearwardly, through the engagement of the beveled cam portion of the arm 29 with the projection 28 on the arm 24, to withdraw the lower notched end of the latter from the notched end of the arm 26 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. (See Figure 5.)

The coin which has been inserted in the chute 21 is now free to drop into the coin box 22, and until the discharge of the printed pencil from the machine further coins will be prevented from passing through the chute by the entrance into the upper portion of the latter of a stop projection 46 on a plate 47 pivotally secured at the lower end of the chute. There is formed on this plate 47 a cam projection 48 which, as the lower end of the locking arm 24 is cammed downwardly, will be engaged by the latter to move the stop 23 into the chute 21 to prevent the descent of another coin therethrough until the operation started by the first one has been completed. The rearward movement of the plate 47 withdraws from a lower slot 49 inthe coin chute 22, a projection 50 on the plate to permit the first coin an uno posed descent to the coin box after the loading lever 11 has been pulled forwardly. (See Figure 5.)

A forward movement of the loading lever 11 will, through the links 44, draw the pencil carriage 36 in a like direction to bring a penoil 20 that has dropped upon it to the position shown in Figure 5, where it is directlybelow a type 51 on a dial 52 which is mounted for a rotary movement within the cabinet 1 immediately below the top 5 of the latter. This forward movement of the pencil carriage 36 is effected by the engagement with it of a roller 53 pivoted to the V shaped middle part of the cam member 32, to one of whose arms 31 a link 44 is secured. At the apex of its V shaped middle portion there is formed on the cam member 32 an upturned stud 54 to engage the front edge of the pencil carriage to return it to its loading position when the cam member 32 is forced rearwardly by the loading lever 11. and 10.) As will be seen from Figures 9 and 10, the V shaped middle portion of the cam member 32 fits under the narrow middle part of the carriage plate 36, which is arched,

with the roller 53 on one side of it and the stud 54 on the other.

The dial 52 is pulled downwardly to engage a selected type with the pencil 20 on the carriage 36, by the following means. Referring to Figure 6, the dial 52 is secured to the under-side of a flange 53 on a sleeve 54 that rests upon a helical spring 55 that surrounds a shaft 56 within an outer sleeve 57. Formed on the upper end of the latter is a flange 58 that is secured to the top surface of the rail 39. The upper end of the shaft 56 is formed with a cylindrical recess to receive a shaft 59. This shaft is formed with a key way 60 into which a key 61 projects from the shaft 56, whereby the latter may have an axial move- (See Figures 5, 8

ment along the shaft 59 and still be turned by it through the medium of the dial 6 and knob 7 of conventional form applied to its outer threaded end 62. The shaft 59 has a smooth middle portion 63 that is free to turn in a- 66 near its edge for registry with the apex' of a triangular indicator 67 secured to the top 5 of the cabinet. It is thus possible to print upon a pencil,- the initials of the purchaser by turning the knob 7 to bring these initials successively opposite the in icator 67 for when a selected letter comeso posite said indicator, a type 51 correspon ing to that letter will be brought by the dial 52 di rectly over the pencil 20on the carriage '36 through the key connection between the shaft '59 and the shaft 56. (See Figure 6.)

When a selected type has been brought to the printin position shown in Figure 6, the

shaft 56 will be drawn downwardly bythe following means to bring said type into printing contact with the pencil 20 below. Referring to Figures 4, 6 and 8, the printing lever 17 is adapted to turn, through springlever means to be hereinafter described, the shaft 27, carrying the locking arm 26, when the latter is cleared by the locking arm 24. Secured to the shaft 27 are two arms 69, 69 which straddle a collar 70 that is free to turn on the lower end of the shaft 56, and is held against the bottom of the sleeve 57 by a washer 72 that is secured to the shaft 56 b a nut 73 on a stud 74 screwed into a threa ed hole in the end of the shaft. (See Figures 6 and 8.) I

Projectin radially from the collar 70 are two pins 7 5, 75 which are received by the fork ends of the arms 69, 69 respectively on the shaft 27, whereby, when said shaft is turned by the printing lever 17 the shaft 56 will be drawn downwardly to bring the selected type 51 into printing engagement with the pencil I 20 below. The downward movement of the shaft 56 is limited b the engagement of the stud 74 with a stop 6 in the cabinet frame. (See Figure 6.) After the selected type has made a printing impression upon the pencil 20 below it, the spring 55, through its engagement with the bottom of the sleeve 54, will restore the type dial 52 and the printing lever 17 to their normal positions.

For the purpose of effecting a yielding impact between the selected type 51 and the pencil 20 on the carriage 36, the following means are provided: Referring to Figure 11, the printing lever 17, which is itself loosely mounted on the shaft 27, is .connected by means of a helical spring 77 to the outer end of an arm 78 which is fast on the said shaft. Therefore, when the printing lever 17 is depressed, it will draw the lever 78 downwardly with it to turn the shaft 27, but the spring connection between the two levers will effect a yielding engagement, rather than a violent impact, between the selected type and the pencil. The lever 78, spring 77 and the inner portion of the printing lever 17 are enclosed by a casing 79 open at the bottom and secured to the side of the cabinet. Also secured to the cabinet side is a stop 7 9 to limit the downward movement of the printing lever 17.

After one letter or designation has been printed u on the pencil, it is moved sidewise or lateral y by'the following means to a position to receive an impression from the next selected type. Referring to Figures 4 and 10, the numeral 80 designates a rack bar which is formed near each end with a transverse slot 81 through which a pin 82 projects from the to of the front part of the rinting frame 37. ormed in each end of t is rack bar 80 -is a V notch which receives the end of a fiat spring 83. These sprin 83, 83, whose rear ends are held by bract et plates 84 secured to the printing frame 37, press the smooth edge of the rack bar against the front flange 41 of the pencil carriage 36.

The teeth 85 on the outer edge of the rack bar 80 are adapted to be engaged by a spring rail 39. (See Figure 4.) At the left of this bracket 89 there is secured by a pin 90 to the rail 39, a pawl 91. By a flat spring 92 secured at 1ts rear end to the rail 39, this pawl 91 is maintained in engagement with the teeth of the rack bar 80 to hold it in the advanced osition to which it is'successively moved y the dog 86 through the agency of the followin means.

Re erring to Figure 4, there is formed in the rail 39 near the right end of the bracket 89 a slot- 93 through which there freely projects the vertical part 94 of a horizontal indexing lever 95. The vertical part 94 of this lever is formed with an inclined cam edge which is adapted to engage the beveled end 96 of the slide 88. Through this engagement between the latter and the indexing lever 95, the slide will be moved laterally when the lever is drawn downwardly by the following means.

Below the rail 39 the horizontal. portion of the indexing lever 95 is pivotally secured by a pin 97 to a bracket plate 98 secured to a bed plate 99 in the upper portion of the cabinet 1. (See Figures 5 and 10.) Formed in a hole in the bed plate directly above the middle portion of the indexing lever 95 is a bearing bushing 100 through which a pin 101 is free to move downwardly into engagement with said lever. The upper end of this pin 101 is in the path of downward movement of the type dial 52, whereupon, when the latter is drawn downwardly to engage a type 51 with the pencil onthe carriage 36, the pin 101 will be engaged by the dial to force the indexing lever 95 downwardly to cause its vertical part 94 to cam the slide 88 a sufficient distance to move the rack bar 80 one tooth through its engagement by the dog 86 which the slide carries. (See Figures 4 and 5.) Since it is attached to the printing frame 37 ,-the rack bar 80 will move it laterally a sufficient distance to carry the pencil, which is upon the carriage 36 hingedly se- "cured to said printing frame, to a point where it may properly receive the designation to be impressed upon it by the next selected type 51. By means of a spring 102' connected between the bed plate 99 and the outer end of the indexing lever 95, the pin 101 will be elevated to its normal position by the latter when the type dial 52 is restored to its normal position by the spring 55.

In order to properly align a type 51 for a printing operation, there is formed in the type dial 52 in radial alinement with each type 51, a hole 103 which will come over the beveled nose of a pin 104, secured to the-bed plate 99, when the type dial is lowered, to cause the selected type 51 to engage the pencil at the proper place. For the purpose of inking the type there is secured to a bracket 105 attached to said bed plate, a pin 106 upon which there is mounted an inking roller 107 that the type 51 may engage as they are carried over it by the type dial 52. (See Figure 9.)

When the desired designations have been printed-upon the pencil through successive printing and indexing operations of the mechanism above described, the dial 6 1s turned to a position wherein the mark 66 opposite the word Finish on the dial will come opposite the indicator 67. At this point a downwardly projecting pin 108 on the type dial 52 will come directly over a pin 109 free to move downwardly through a hole in the bed plate 99 into engagement with the inner end of a locking lever 110. The latter is pi'votally secured at its central portion in a bracket 111 attached to the under side of said bed plate. (See Figure 8.) The front end of the lever 110 is formed with a shoulder 112 which is adapted to engage the middle part of a cross plate113 formed at each end with a. vertical flange 114. Attached to each flange 114 is the upper end of a rocker arm 115 secured to the shaft 45. It is to each one of these arms 115 that a link 44 is secured, one of said links 44 being connected to the loading lever 11 by a spring 116, sothat when the loading lever, which is loosely mounted on the shaft 45, is pulled forwardly, the pencil carriage 36 in the printing frame 37 will be moved to carry the pencil to aprinting position.

\Vhen the printing operations have been completed upon the pencil upon the carriage 36, and the dial has been moved to a position wherein the word Finish is opposite the stationary indicator 67, the printing lever 17 is again pulled downwardly, this time to cause the pin 108 on the dial 52 to engage and force downwardly the pin 109. The latter then depresses the inner end of the locking arm 110 to lift the shoulder 112 on its front end above the plate 113. A spring 32 connected to the cam member 32 will then be free to draw the carriage 36 rearwardly. As the latter travels away from the rack bar 80 the springs 83, 83 will press said bar away rom the dog 86 and the, pawl 91, thus permitting a spring 117 connected between the cam member 32 and the pencil carriage 36 to draw the latter sidewise to a position where a new pencil received by it will be properly positioned for the first printing operation. As the carriage 36 moves rearwardly, the pencil which has been printed will be engaged by lugs 118, 118 on the'front magazine wall,

to be knocked by them into the chute 16 by which it is discharged from the machine.

Secured to the bottom portion of the rail 38 is the rear end of a tongue 119 which is so bent a to cause its front end to come through a slot 120 in the carriage 36 when thelatter is moved rearwardly to its loading position. When, as shown in Figure 8, this tongue 119 projects through the slot 120 in the'pencil member 32 is moved rearwardly by the links 44, the rear edge of it will engage the free ends of the levers 123 to force the free ends of the agitator bars 121 through the slots in the bottom of the magazine to agitate the pencils 20, so that they will kee the chute 18 filled with them at all times. (gee Figure 6.)

After the loading lever 11 has been returned to its normal position, and the pencil carriage 36 is under the chute 18 to receive another pencil, a spring 125 secured between the cabinet frame and the plate 47 will draw the latter to a position wherein the machine will be locked until another coin is inserted.

To permit the operator of the machine to sharpen the pencil which has been delivered to him by the mechanism before described,

without the necessity of inserting another coin for this purpose, the following means are provided. Referring to Figure 7 there is formed in the side frame 1260f the cabinet a pencil receiving hole 127 which is normally covered by a substantially triangular plate 128. This plate, which is pivotally secured by a pin 129 to the side frame, itself contains a pencil receiving hole 130 which is adapted to be brought into registry with the hole 127 in the side frame by the following means.

Formed at the lower inside corner of the plate 128 is an ear 131 which is adapted to be engaged by the plate 113 when the loading lever 11 is pulled forwardly, to move the plate 128 to a position wherein its hole 130 a pencil sharpener 132 mounted within the cabinet opposite said holes. This sharpener is of conventional form, comprising two tapering helical cutters 133, 133 that are rotated in a conventional manner from a bevel gear 134 which meshes with a bevel gear 135 on the shaft 13 that is turned by the crank 14 before referred to.

aliiiement with the hole 127 in the side frame by the following means, after the loading lever has been first pulled forward. Referring to Figure 7, there is formed on the plate 128 a pawl-supporting car 136 to which there is pivotally secured, by a pin 137, a triangular pawl 138. This pawl has at its lower front end a projection 139 which is adapted to engage a shoulder 140 on the front end of a locking member 141 that is fixedly secured to the front of. the cabinet 1. When the projecting end 139 of the pawl 138 is in engagement with the shoulder 140 of the locking member 141, the plate 128 will be held in a stationary position to maintain the hole 130 in alinement with the hole 127 in the frame to receive a pencil.

Projecting from the side of the pawl 138 is a pin 142 which is engaged by the upper end of a flat spring 143 secured at its lower end to the plate 128. Now, when a pencil is inserted in the re 'stering holes 127 and 130, it will engage t e top of the pawl 138' to depress its projecting end 139 below the shoulder end 140 of the locking member 141. Since the hole 130 in the plate 128 is larger than the pencil, the plate will be drawn rearwardly bya spring 144 secured to the frame member 126, a slight distance to bring the projecting end 139 of the pawl under the shoulder end of the lockin member 140. Then, when the pencil is with rawn from the registering holes 130 and 127 after being sharpened, the spring 144 will draw the plate 128 rearwardly a further distance to destroy the alignment between said holes sufli'ciently to prevent the insertion of another pencil until the placing of another coin in the chute 21 allows the loading lever 11 to be again drawn forward.

In operation, a quantity of pencils are placed horizontally in the magazine 2 through a hinged door 145 at the upper rear part of it, after which the door is locked by a key 146. (See Figures 5 and 6.) A coin of the proper denomination is then inserted in the chute 21, through which it will descend into engagement with the projection 23 on the locking arm 24 to unlock the loading mechanism as hereinbefore described. The loading lever 11 is now free to be pulled forwardly to draw the pencil carriage 36, and

the pencil 20 which it has received from the chute 18, forwardly to a point-where the oil is under the type carrying dial 52. T l ie knob 71s then turned to brin a designation such as the letter A on the glial 6 into registration with the indicator 67, whereupon a type 51 formed to print the same letter on the pencil, is brought directly over the latter by the type dial 52. The rintin lever 17 is then depressed to draw the said type 51 into yielding contact with the pencil 20 to print the letter A upon it, after which the type dial 52 andthe lever 17 are returned to their normal positions by the spring 55, as before describe During the downward movement of the type dial 52, it engages the in 101 to depress the indexing lever 95 a su cient distance to cam the printing frame 37 laterally a dis tance of one tooth of the rack bar 80 secured to it and engaged by the dog 86 for this urpose. The pencil 20 on the carriage 36 w 'ch is hingedly secured to the printing frame 37 riod or other designation to be printed along side of. it by turning the dial 6 to bring that designation into alinement with the indicator 67 and then depressing the printing lever 17 again. These operations are continued until the purchasers name, or other desired data, is printed upon the pencil, whereu on the dial 6 is turned to bring the word inish into alinement with the indicator 67. At this point the pin 108 upon the type dial 52 will be directly over the pin 109, so that when the printing lever 17 is again depressed, the lever 110 will be engaged by the last named pin to clear the plate 113 carried b the arms 115, 115 on the shaft 45. Throug the agency of the spring 32" the pencil carriage 36 will then be returned to its proper loading position under the chute 18 of the pencil magazine 2, and the loading lever 11 restored to its normal position through the link 44 to which it is attached by a spring 116.

Upon the return movement of the carriage 36, the printed pencil 20, through its engagement with the lugs 118, 118', will be ejected through the chute 16. This pencil may then be inserted through the hole 127 in the cabinet frame, and the hole 130 in the plate 128, into the pencil sharpener 132, since these holes are brought into registery by the first movement of the loading lever 11, as before described.

The springs 116 and 77 to which the loading lever 11 and the printing lever 17 are respectively attached, will protect the mechanism of the machine against an attem t to operate the same without insertin a coin.

It is thus seen that I have provi ed a compact and efiicient coin-controlled machine for vending printed and sharpened lead pencils, or other elongated cylindrical objects.

by the shaft 34, will then be moved lengthwise to permit another selected letter, a pc- Having described my invention,-I claim:

1.-A machine of the type described, comprising a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type dial rotatably and vertically movable adjacent said magazine, a printing frame under said dial, and a carriage hingedly secured to said frame for a swinging movement to receive an object from said magazine and to brin it to a position under a selected type on sai dial for the purpose specified.

2. A machine of the type described, comprising a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type dial rotatably and vertically movable adjacent said magazine, a printing frame free to move laterally under said dial, a carriage hingedly secured to said frame for a swinging movement to receive an object from said magazine and to bring it to a position under a selected type on said dial, and means for moving said printing frame and connected carriage laterally after said type has engaged said object.

3. A machine of the type described, comprising a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier .near said magazine, a printing frame free to move laterally under said carrier, a carriage hingedly secured to said printing frame for aback and forth movement therein to receive an object from said magazine and move it to a position under said type carrier, and a rack secured to said printing frame to move the frame and carriage laterally after said object has been printed upon by a type on said type carrier.

4. A machine of the type described, comprising a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical o jects, a type carrier near said magazine, a printing frame free to move laterally under said type carrier, a carriage hingedly secured to said printing frame for a back and forth movement within it to receive an object from the magazine and bring it to a position under the type carrier, a rack secured to said printing frame, and a dog adapted to be actuated by the type carrier to move the printing frame and carriage laterally after said object has been printed upon by a type on said carrier.

5. A machine of the type described, comprising a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier vertically movable adjacent said magazine, a printing frame free to move laterally under said type carrier, a carriage hingedly secured to said printing frame for a movement within it from a position under said magazine to receive an object therefrom to a position to bring said object under the type carrier, a rack secured to said printing frame, a bracket adjacent said rack, a slide movable in said bracket, a dog carried by said slide for en-' gagement with said rack, and cam means adapted to be engaged during the downward movement of the type carrier to cam said moved from a position under said magazine to receive an object therefrom to a position to bring said object under the type carrier, a rack bar,'resilient means for pressing said rack bar against said carriage, a dog in engagement with said rack bar to move it and the carriage laterally, and means for moving said carriage away from the rack bar to permit said resilient meansto move the bar iaiwiy from the dog, for the purpose speci- 7. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier adjacent to said magazine, a printing frame free to move laterally below said carrier, a carriage free to swing back and forth insaid frame to receive an object from said magazine and bring it to a position under the type carrier, and a shaft hingedly connecting said carriage to the printing frame.

8. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier vertically movable adjacent said magazine, a track below said carrier, a frame free to travel over said track for carrying an object from said magazine laterally beneath said type carrier, and cam means adapted to be engaged by the type carrier during its downward movement to move said frame laterally for the purpose specified.

9. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier vertically movable adjacent said magazine, a track below said carrier, a rectangular printing frame free to travel laterally over said track, a carriage pivoted in said frame for movement from a position under the magazine to receive an object therefrom to a position to bring said object under the type carrier, and cam means adapted to be engaged by the type carrier during its downward movement to move said frame, and its contained carriage, laterally for the purpose specified.

10. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier adjacent said magazine, a rocking carriage plate formed with side arms pivotally secured in said machine, and a cam member adapted to engage the middle portion of said carriage plate to move it from a position under said magazine to receive an object therefrom to a position under the type carrier for the purpose specified.

11. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier adjacent said magazine, a rocking carriage plate formed with side arms pivotally secured in said machine, and a pivoted cam member formed with front and rear projections to receive the lower middle portion of said carriage plate to move it from a position under said magazine to receive an object therefrom to a position under the type carrier, and to return it to its loading position under the magazine.

12. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier adjacent said magazine, a rocking carriage formed with a top channel to receive an object from said magazine and to present it to the type carrier, and a curved wing on said carriage adapted to cover the lower end of the magazine when the carriage-is moved to a printing position to prevent the remaining objects in said magazine from dropping therefrom.

13. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier adjacent said magazine, a rocking carriage pivoted for movement from a position under the magazine to receive an object therefrom to a position to bring said object under the type carrier, and stationary lugs adapted to be engaged by said object upon the return movement of the carriage to discharge it from the machine,

14. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier vertically movable near said magazine, a carriage for receiving an object/from said magazine, loading lever mechanism for moving said carriage to bring said object to a position under the type carrier, means for locking the lever mechanism to hold said carriage in its position beneath the type carrier, and means adapted to be en'- gaged by the type carrier upon its downward movement at the end of a sequence of printing operations upon said object to unlock said lever mechanism'whereby the carriage may be returned to its loading position under the magazine.

15. In a machine of the type described, a magazine for containing elongated cylindrical objects, a type carrier Vertically movable near said magazine, a carriage for receiving an object from said magazine, loading lever mechanism for moving saidcarriage to bring said object to a position under the type carrier, means for locking said lever mechanism to hold said carriage in its position below the type carrier, and a pin adapted to be depressed by said type carrier upon its downward movement at the end of a sequence of printing operations upon said object to un lock said lever mechanism whereby the carriage'may be returned to its loading position under the magazine.

16. In a machine of the type described, comprising a ma azine for containing elongated cylindrical o jects, printing means adjacent said magazine, a carriage, a cam member for moving said carriage from a osition under.

the magazine to receive an ob ect therefrom to a position under the printing means, and agitating means adapted to be enga ed by the cam member upon the return of t e carriage to its loading position, to agitate the objects in the magazine for the purpose specified'.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of August, 1926.

RAYMOND O. BUTLER. 

